BrandNewGuy

The one train an hour period was awful, but it went on for a number of months only. For months now, we have been back to having ten trains to LB between 06.55 and 08.57. Not perfect and there have been some cancellations and delays, but the picture you paint is nothing like my experience.

Yes and no. Lordship Lane seems to support a thriving mix of places to eat out. Not all are going to suit everyone's tastes and if I want 'fine dining', I'll probably head for one of my favourite eateries in town rather than locally.

You spoil your argument with gross exaggeration. The trains are not cancelled constantly, nor are they always late.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wouldn't mind placing a bet on Hawksmoor going > to the village. Plenty of empty properties > awaiting a decent restaurant. They won't come to > ED though. > > Louisa. And I'd happily take you up on that bet :-) There's nowhere near the right footfall in DV ? all their other branches are central and do significant business all week. Hawksmoor in the Village on a wet Tuesday evening in November will be empty. In addition, DV's restaurants are mediocre, which seems to suit the Dulwich Estate and the local population, who probably do their eating out in the West End and City.

Rotterdam, Hong Kong and various places in the USA. I suspect they're just called the same thing rather than a chain.

No, it wasn't a chain. There were no other Xocos.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BrandNewGuy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > As for getting the bus to work... it would be only > a matter of days before I had a genuine "Falling > Down" moment.. I'm a grumpy middle-aged man and I can grab the 40 to London Bridge (and back) if necessary without going into meltdown. I could start a support group :-)

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BrandNewGuy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If you live in East Dulwich and if you were > seriously > > at risk of losing your job, surely you'd get up > > half an hour earlier and jump on a bus. > > Assuming you don't have kids to drop off first... Find a neighbour or friends with kids at the school. Or drop the kids off early. If your job was at risk, I'm sure you'd be creative :-)

But our 'metro' service has been nowhere near as bad as the longer-distance Southern services. And if you live in Brighton, there's not much alternative to the train if you're a commuter. If you live in East Dulwich and if you were seriously at risk of losing your job, surely you'd get up half an hour earlier and jump on a bus.

"Pretty reliably" is not the same as "perfectly fine". I'm with d.b. on this one.

Though as my cynical old English teacher used to say, "Better be a hypocrite than wrong all the time..."

And before it on that spot The Last Days of the Raj. That was our takeaway/delivery of choice when the kids were little and we went out less.

Sadly lost 2-0 at Macclesfield. Fighting performance and a brilliant cup run. Now to get into the league playoffs...

1-0 away win at Worthing. And Macclesfield got tonked 3-0 at Forest Green, so everything to play for in Tuesday's FA Trophy replay.

Don't forget, there are only four days left to make your VIEWS known to the Planning Inspectorate. To comment on the original planning application 16/AP/1232 to build on Green Dale and DHFC stadium go to this website and click the "make representation" button at the top: https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?caseid=3164823

Now rearranged for next Tuesday March 7th.

Tonight's replay has been postponed due to snow. The clubs are looking to rearrange for later in the week.

stringvest Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Interesting on Radio 4 Friday. Farmer voted leave. > Can't remember word for word, Said the common > agricultural policy is a complete joke. > People/investors are allowed up fields and leave > them set aside yet collect revenue? He is not > allowed to grow things and has to leave land set > aside. Maybe he couldn't grow courgettes in the > recent shortage incase he offended a greek > fisherman? Well, set-aside was abolished in 2008, so maybe he should keep up. EU farming payments are now based on size of farm under agriculture/pasture so, yes, there's no need to actually grow anything in order to get your cheque. But there's nothing stopping you from doing so.

There's footage from DHTV of the two Hamlet goals. The highlights will take a couple of days, I think.

2-2 draw. Excellent late equaliser from Ashley Carew and a fine, fighting performance from our boys. Big crowd of 2,834. Replay at Macclesfield on Tuesday.

Ditto the bell on buses.

Eh?

Trackside fires and signal failures are hardly the responsiblity of Southern Rail ? tossers though they are.

Now looking for staff: https://www.gumtree.com/p/bar-jobs/waiters-bartenders-for-french-bistro-in-east-dulwich./1216416484

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe if the old half moon had been really pulling > in the crowds for live music they'd have been more > keen. I agree, but it might have been less cruel if Fuller's hadn't continued with the fiction that they were doing everything they could to preserve the live music. No doubt they'll have a jazz-lite singer-guitarist serenading the weekend diners and think that's pretty much the same...